Vehicle curtain



`May 8, 1923.

c. A. ZAHN VEHICLE CURTAIN 2 sheets-sheet 1 Filed Aug. 26. 1920 May 8, 1923. y

C. A. ZAHN vEHIcLE CURTAIN Filed Aug. 26, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 wuawto'o Charles. fZahn.

y Tok @ZZ/whom t may concern? PatentedMay 8, 19.21.'.LV E j CHARLES A; ZAHN, or MERRILL, WIscoNsIN.

VEHICLE CURTAIN.L

Appuation med August 26, 1920. seriai N5.' 406,110.

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. ZAHN, a

l citizen of the United States, residing at 'Merrill, in the county ofLincoln and State ofy Wisconsin, have vinvented certain new and v useful mprovements in Vehicle Cur-` tans, of which the following is a specification.

:"attaching-curtains to vehiclesl in which thel This invention relates to curtains vfor mo-` tor vehicles and the. primaryobjectiofthe invention is `to provide'an improvedmeans for'constructingvehicle vcurtains and andl improved means for attaching the same t0 fa A-vehicle vso `that the curtains can be quickly they vehicle yfrom vthe and easily secured to inside thereof. i A further objectzof the invention is to provide van improved `means for making and fasteners `utilized .are Vcounter'sunk within the vehiclebody, s'othatthesame cannotbe seen from the outside of the vehicle and detract from the appearancethereof.

A still further object ofthe invention lisv` i "arrangement and lformation of parts aswill be hereinafter more specifically, described, claimed andv illustrated `in the accompany i ingdrawings;v formingva `part off'th/is specication; in which drawings:v

1 Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section through a vehicle bodyillustrating the improved -V curtain. attached thereto. i

Figure 2'is an elevation of one of the im- Figure 3 is -a fragmentaryvertical transverse-section through a vehicle showing the method of vattaching `the improved 'curtain thereto. f i 2 Figure 4 is a fragmentary planview kof a part of a vehicle "top 4showing thefmethod y n. l y

' ing thecurtains to the vehlcle top as will be of rattaching the curtain thereto.l

Figure 5 is a side elevation of a .portion of-` the Avehicle top, showing parts ofthe fasteners embedded therein.v

body 10 and the top 11.

' now utilized 1` in corsets.

Figure 6 is a detail ypersipectiviedviewed]of l one of the fasteners whichl are `'embedded-:in Y the vehicle body and top, and i Figure 7 is anvenlarged fragmentary "ver-r:A

`tical transverse sectionthrough'. a porton of the vehicle body and `curtain showing the y means 'of connecting th'e curtain to the body. j

Referring to the drawings vinfdetailf,

wherein similark reference charactersde'signatel corresponding parts throughout `.the

several views, the letter A indicatesl a motor" curtains therefoni E.

- TheV Vehicle A may f construction or make and includes theusual The top 11 vincludes bow 12, the relatively short interrnedviate,YK

bow 13, lthe ,relatively long intermediate."

bow 14 vand therearbow 1 5. The forward bow"12 is connectedin the usual manner to and, are cut to conform toV theconguration of the body yand top-at the; part at' which' they are toit. While four curtains 'have been shown, it i's'to beunderstood thatmofre" be of `.any preferred il? l I i 1 the side arms'l which' are in "turn, piv'yt'al'lyl*l connected to thefrelatively large intermew diatebow 1,4., `The intermediate 'bows'lB' y and '14:y are. also connected in'fthe usualman` gnerfb'y means lof the, links 17 and 18Q`wit'h'-` theforward kbow 1 2V in the usual manner.

bow 15 areconnect'ed by means, of the pivi v I,

f are'constructed of any preferred'material or less curtains yor sectionslcan 'be utilizedv if,"v f

so desired'. i

Each Curtains, C, `1D and Eis construeren."

of one willsuffice as a description of all. The,

upper edges 'of the curtainr aretu'rneolover1 'rod 23 is formed substantiallyflat and may be constructed ysimilar vto the ordinary stays connected thereto at spaced pointstheheadg l substantially' the same and the description i vrows of stitching 21 vso as'to form a pocket This rod VE23 `has ed studs 24 which formv means" for connect-v.

` lower free edge'have Stitchedor otherwise;

y 70m the v'frontforward secured thereto a pocket in which is mounted a flexible metallic rod carrying studs similar to the studs 24. The studs 2li carried by the upper and lower ends of the curtains form the male portions of fasteners and the female portions thereof are carried by the arms of the forward bow 12, the side arms 16 and the links 20. The female fasteners are designated by the numeral 26 and it is preferred that these fasteners be arranged in spaced relation to each other and are so shaped as to conform to the distance between the male portions of the 'fasteners or headed studs 2li; As shown a pairk of the female fasteners 26 are located Vadjacent to one end of the bows, arms or links, wherel a curtain is to be secured and another female member located adjacent to the other end. These female members are provided with oppositely directed keyhole slots 27 formed in the enlarged heads 28 thereof. These heads are formed hollow, so that the studs can readily fit in the same. rllhe heads are provided with the depending shanlzs 29 which are fitted in the upper edge of the body A of the vehicleor the forward bow, connecting arms or links as the vcase may be. The heads are preferably counter-sunk so as to lie flush with the parts they are associated with. Flexible handles 30 and 31 are secured'to the curtains adjacent to the upper and lower edges thereof and are so positioned as to be adjacent to the single fastener. .f

When the curtains are being placed in position is merely necessary to first insert theY studs which are located together into the keyhole slots of the pair of lfemale fasteners and then insert 'the other stud intov the keyhole slot of the other female fastener which is located at a distance from the pair of female. fasteners. This is followed out in both the upper and lower ends of the curtains to firmly hold the curtains in position. When it is desired to. move the curtain it is merely necessary to grasp the handles 30 and 31 and give the curtain a sharp pull which will flex the metallic spring. rod carried by the upper and lower ends thereof and pullthe single studs 2l out of engagement with the socket portion of the fasteners carried by the vehicle body and tcp. This will permit of the convenient removal of the other portions of the curtains from the vehicle.

It can be seen that owing to the flexibility of the rods carried by the upper and lower ends of the curtains, that the same will con-` form tothe configuration ofthe upper edge of the vehicle body and the curvature of the vehicle top. as `the pocket 25 is secured to the curtain slightly above'the lower edge of the curtain that the lower edge of the curtain will It is to be also noted thatl hang over the outer surface of the vehicle body thus providing a tight water proof closure between the curtain and body.

lf it is so desired, however, thel lower edge of `the curtain may be folded back andr stitched as at 35 to pro-vide a pocket 36 at the eXtreme lower edge ofthe curtainand this pocket is adapted to receive the flexible spring rod 37 which is similar to the rods carried by the upper and lower edges of the curtainsin the forms just. described. This metallic rod also' carries headed studs 38 which are adapted to. engage, in the sockets 26 carried by the upperl edge of the body A of the vehicle. With this type of vehicle curtain, the curtains can be readily and easily placedin position from the inside'of the machine in a minimum space of time. The

meeting edges of the curtain are provided with Aany preferredI type of snap fasteners@ kso as to prevent the passage of airrbetween the curtain. lfso desiredthe rearmost cur.- tain designated by the numeral B: may carry a predetcrn'iined number of snap fasteners;

L11,' for engagement with thev vother portions of the snap fasteners carried by the' vehicle top 11. n

lWhen the top ofthe vehicle is goingy to be left up for a considerable length of timeor when it looks like rain, the curtains, B, C,

D, and E are secured to the forwardbow12,

the arms 16 and the p-ivoted links y20` at their upper edges in the ordinary mannerA and are connected to a central longitudinally eX- tending brace, which is secured to the'bows in any preferred manner.y IThus if' it starts to rain, it is merely necessarytoA disconnect the lower edges of thev curtains fromthe longitudinally v'extending brace barA and secure the same at theirlower edgesv to the upper.

edge of the vehicle body.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that an exceptionally simple and improved vehicle curtain has been provided which can be readily andeasily placed inzpo-` sition iny a vehicle from the inside thereof and thus eliminating the inconveniences heretofore experienced in placing vehiclecurtains in position.l I

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention; but, v i

I claim:

1. In a vehicle closure, the combination with a vehicle body and a vehicle top, of,l a curtain including af flexible body, flexible. resilient rods carried by the body acent to the upper and. lower ends thereof, a'pair of studs carried by each of the metallic resilient rods adjacent to one. end thereof, ansingle stud carried by the rods. adjacent to the opposite ends thereof, sockets carried by. the vehicle top and body for receiving. said studs,- and handles carried by the rods and arranged adjacent to the single studs, whereby the l single studs he drawn' outwardly of the. Sockets Prim t0. the10ther.studs v f thereof, a pair of `studs oarri'efdfbyff each oit Vthe metalliores'ilient rods'adjacentto one n `2. In 'a Vehicle closure, the Icoinloinaftion with a vehicle body, and a vehioletop, ofl curtainsv including flexiblehodes7 `flexible metallic 'resilient rods carried hy the curtain. bodies adjacent to'thefnpper and lower edges V.

end thereof, a single study Icarried by the rods adjacent tothe opposite ends thereoipars of sockets carried by thejupper edge of the vvehicleloody,.andthe\innenSiilfaizeof. the Y vehiclentogspaoed single "sockets ,carried by thev upperedgefofthefvehiele body and'the'isk: ivif i vehicle topythe Sockets' having keyfhole'slots 5 arrangedthereinwfthe.key' hole slots :infthe- 'single soeke-tsfld the'fpafrsfo sooket-being `ar'anged infopposite'"Ielationjand adaptedv Y [to ree'vek'the stn'ds'fai'rie'd'.by'.the `lez'ilole ,l 'metallie rods5 andy handles oariedthet curtains and arranged adj acent to the'single` 

